Géant
PearGéant
Origin and History
Probably of French origin. Cataloged in this country by T. W. Field in 1858.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular-turbinate.
Skin: Wrinkled, thick, dark green speckled with gray-russet and almost entirely stained with brown.
Flesh: Whitish, coarse, breaking, watery, very gritty around the core.
Flavor: Juice sugary, vinous, slightly perfumed.
Quality: Third.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes or Variants
Not described in source.
Other
References: Field Pear Cult. 280. 1858; Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:210, fig. 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Géant.
- Field Pear Cult. 280. 1858.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:210, fig. 1869.
Probably of French origin. Cataloged in this country by T. W. Field in 1858. Fruit medium, globular-turbinate; skin wrinkled, thick, dark green speckled with gray-russet and almost entirely stained with brown; flesh whitish, coarse, breaking, watery, very gritty around the core; juice sugary, vinous, slightly perfumed; third.